Kerb-side tyres
The run-flat got you this far, and that is usually the end of it
The first thing we ask is how far you have come on it. That reinforced sidewall is built to carry the car for a limited distance at a limited speed, and past either of those it has cooked itself whatever the outside looks like. Tell us the make, the size off the wall if you can reach it, and roughly how many miles since the light appeared. The right tyre then comes to wherever the car is sitting.
How this one goes
- Matching run-flat sizes for the cars that never left the factory with a spare
- Pressure sensors handled as part of the work, not as something you find out about later
- Distance since the warning decides the verdict, and that verdict is given before anything is fitted
- If the car is happy on conventional tyres and you would rather have them, we go through it first
Ring from where the car is
Open 24 hours. Say what has failed, what you are driving, and the nearest thing you can see from the car.
Asked often enough to write down
Why can it not simply be repaired?
Once the support ring has carried the weight of the car, the inner liner is usually damaged in a way nobody can see from outside. Signing that off as repaired is not something we are prepared to do.
Do both on the axle have to go?
Not always. If its partner still has plenty of tread and it is the same make and pattern, one will do. If it is worn or a different tyre altogether, we say so and leave the decision with you.